Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
Asian Journal Of Social Psychology
ISSN 1367-2223 · eISSN 1467-839X · Wiley-Blackwell
Asian Journal Of Social Psychology: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.11; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,120; median 255 days to acceptance (81 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 7% (journal website); 98 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asian Journal Of Social Psychology is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 3 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cultural Differences and Values, Social and Intergroup Psychology and Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment, together about 46.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Social Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Asian Journal of Social Psychology publishes high-impact original research in all areas of personality and social psychology from Asia and the rest of the world. Topics include, among others, self and identity, social cognition, attitude and behaviour, emotions, individual differences, health and well-being, social influence, communication, interpersonal behaviour, group processes, intergroup relations, and global consciousness. We welcome research in social psychology, regardless of whether a cultural focus and/or Asian emphasis is present. Articles should be explanatory for quantitative studies and interpretive for qualitative studies rather than merely descriptive and must significantly advance current social psychological theories. We also welcome systematic reviews and meta-analyses, interdisciplinary studies, methodological innovations, and research in applied psychology with social psychological significance. Manuscripts that report only cross-sectional data and/or rely solely on self-reports may be considered only if they are part of multiple studies, make research breakthroughs, or propose novel theories. We are committed to advancing robust, reproducible, and open science to drive real impact.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
Editor-in-chief Yu NiiyaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Hong Kong, China 2, Macau, China 1, Australia 1, Singapore 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cultural Differences and ValuesPsychology22.5%
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences18.2%
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience6%
- Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionPsychology4.8%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology4.8%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting3.6%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology3.4%
- Community Health and DevelopmentHealth Professions3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.11LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 80OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 539OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 26.7%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 83LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 86Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 172,360Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,177 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 11 | 6 |
| 2025 | 98 | 44 | 113 |
| 2024 | 70 | 43 | 163 |
| 2023 | 42 | 17 | 151 |
| 2022 | 50 | 15 | 462 |
| 2021 | 66 | 22 | 794 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
255 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 192 days – 329 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 25 days (84 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 293 days
- Sample
- 81 articles with submission and acceptance dates (136 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 7%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 7%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 290 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 24 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,120 / EUR 2,610 / GBP 2,100 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- regular articleArticle Type Word Limit Abstract / Structure Regular Articles 8,000 words Yes, Unstructured Note: Title page, abstract, references, tables and figures are exclu…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- regular articlesRegular Articles 8,000 words Yes, Unstructuredmain text ≤ 8,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest - Disclosures and Statements
Statements relating to our open science policies and ethics and integrity standards will need to be entered during submission, which may include the following (Why are these important? We need to uphold rigorous standards for the research we consider for publication):
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability - Sharing of Data and Data Availability
Data archiving in public repository expected Model summary
This journal recognizes the many benefits of archiving research data and research materials. AJSP expects you to archive all the data associated with your reported results in a public repository. The repository that you choose should offer you guaranteed preservation (see the registry of research data repositories at (https://www.re3data.org/) and should help you make it findable, accessible, inte…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal is a subscription journal that offers an open access option. You'll have the option to choose to make your article open access after acceptance, which will be subject to an APC. For more information on this journal’s APCs, please see the Open Access page.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 3. Submission and Peer Review Process
Double-anonymous peer review model Model summary
Once the submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines, new submissions should be made online via the Wiley Authors submission portal: https://authors.wiley.com/journal/AJSP You may check the status of your submission at any time by logging on to authors.wiley.com and clicking the "My Submissions" button. For technical help with the submission system, please revi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprints accepted Model summary
This journal will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. You may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1367-2223
- Electronic ISSN
- 1467-839X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 29, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asian Journal Of Social Psychology
What CAS zone is Asian Journal Of Social Psychology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Asian Journal Of Social Psychology is in Zone 3 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Social. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Asian Journal Of Social Psychology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.11; CiteScore 3.1, h-index 80.
How long does peer review take at Asian Journal Of Social Psychology?
Based on the dates recorded on 81 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 255 days (interquartile range 192–329 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 7% (2025). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Asian Journal Of Social Psychology based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Hong Kong, China (2), Macau, China (1) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Asian Journal Of Social Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asian Journal Of Social Psychology is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Asian Journal Of Social Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
Asian Journal Of Social Psychology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,120.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .